Name: Rebecca Ballenger.
Died: December 11, 2018.
Age at death: 70.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Clinton, Mississippi, USA.
Disability: Stroke.
Details:
Rebecca’s husband allegedly went to the nursing home where she was staying after her stroke and shot her multiple times.
Case status:
Thomas Ballenger (Husband), charged with murder.
Source:
Police have arrested an elderly man in connection with death at Clinton nursing home.
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